Private Equity
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (at a Private Equity Firm About to Relocate to Sark)
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Jordan-based firm launched its second fund at the start of 2007 but commitments stalled in the ‘dead’ fundraising environment.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
An HSBC-led consortium has completed the purchase of a stake in Omani power company United Power Company, committing capital from its $500m co-sponsored infrastructure fund. The $26.5m purchase is the second investment made by the fund since closing.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
These 15 firms have the skills and strategies to dominate the real estate wasteland, say market insiders. PERE Magazine September 2009.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
The capital will be used to fuel acquisitions and refinance the existing debt of oil & gas services-focused Gulf Marine Maintenance and Offshore Service Company.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund has attracted commitments from CDC and IFC. It will invest around 50% of its capital in infrastructure-related projects.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The mega-firm is entering the amusement park sector, following several other firms that have acquired parks this year. But the sector has in some cases been a roller coaster for private equity returns.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Ritesh Anand has left the £13bn endowment to raise a Zimbabwe-focused fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Chinese and foreign private equity firms have submitted first-round bids for a minority stake in Honiton Energy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The oil and gas exploration platform, created in 2005 by a consortium including Carlyle, Goldman and First Reserve, hopes to fund its exploration activities despite having ‘no proved reserves’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
